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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2001
Shunsuke Minami, Brookline, MA (US);
Tomotoshi Ishida, Hitachinaka, JP;
Yoshiaki Shinotsuka, Hitachi, JP;
Kunio Kumamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Shunsuke Minami, Brookline, MA (US);
Tomotoshi Ishida, Hitachinaka, JP;
Yoshiaki Shinotsuka, Hitachi, JP;
Kunio Kumamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for producing an exploded view of an assembly. The invention includes an input unit, a geometrical data memory for storing geometrical data of parts composing an assembly, a memory for storing assembling process data composed of parts to be attached and attaching directions, a calculating unit for displaying the assembly to a display based on geometrical data, and apparatus for determining arranged positions of the parts in a disassembled state based on assembling process data and geometrical data, thereby producing an exploded view on the display corresponding to the arranged positions.